John Terry urges Chelsea to be patient as Mauricio Pochettino delivers Man City with praise
John Terry believes Chelsea are ‘far away’ from Manchester City but urged patience and time under Mauricio Pochettino.
The former Chelsea captain, who won the Premier League five times with the Blues, attended the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai where he received the player’s career award.
Terry made 717 appearances for Chelsea in all competitions and was a key part of the most successful era in the club’s history under former owner Roman Abramovich, who left at the end of the 2016/17 season.
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Chelsea’s current era under the ownership of Todd Boehly-Clearlake Capital is a far cry from Terry’s celebrated golden days in west London. time Times have changed and Chelsea’s new project is the talented young players who will be brought in after Pochettino’s appointment in the summer.
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Man City is currently the champion of England, Europe and the world. It’s world domination under Pep Guardiola. Asked to give his verdict on City’s reign, Terry believes it will come in parts.
After collecting the player’s career award, Terry said, “You know what? I think we see cycles. I mean, when I look back 10, 15 years ago. Man United dominated the Premier League. Come on Chelsea, we dominated for a while. Pep and Man City rule now.
“I’ve been saying this for a long time, they’re hard to catch. They are the best team, they have great individual players and the way they do it year after year is incredible.
“I managed to win the major league twice by rebounding, it’s very difficult. I wish them all the best, they are a great team.”
Chelsea are very fast in the Premier League, currently 9th and 14 points from leaders Liverpool and 13 from Man City.
Pochettino’s side have chance of reaching the Carabao Cup final on Tuesday – Chelsea will need to overturn a one-goal defeat at the Riverside Stadium earlier this month when they welcome Middlesbrough to Stamford Bridge in the second leg of their semi-final tonight needing time and offered their chance. support for the Argentine.
He added: “Unfortunately, Chelsea are a little bit off it at the moment.
“But given time, the manager needs time, Poch is a great manager, I’ve seen him work on a daily basis.
“We are a young squad of players as well, but we are a long way off of the likes of Man City and Liverpool at the moment.”.
